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Michael Dunlop Extends Supersport Streak With 35th Isle of Man TT Victory

A mandated end-of-lap-one pit stop in shortened three-lap races let Dunlop overturn Dean Harrison’s early lead with a faster stop

Overview

  • Dunlop won Supersport Race 2 on Friday to register his 35th Isle of Man TT victory and his tenth straight Supersport win since 2022.
  • The race format was reduced to three laps because of earlier weather disruption, with a compulsory pit stop after lap one that reshuffled positions.
  • Dunlop’s pit stop was recorded at 31.483 seconds and proved decisive after Dean Harrison led early but lost time in the pits.
  • The Race 2 podium matched Race 1 with Dean Harrison second and Peter Hickman third, and Dunlop finished about 26.1 seconds clear of Harrison.
  • Racing has been run to a compressed timetable following bad weather and a series of serious practice incidents, and there were ten retirements in Race 2 with at least one rider taken to hospital for checks.